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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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